Trade Watch V8 No 4 Oct 2014

OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunities

Calls for Proposals - Binational Direct Assistance Grants

Caribbean Export invites private firms and Business Support Organizations (BSOs) in the Agribusiness and Handicraft industries from Haiti and the Dominican Republic to submit proposals to receive a direct assistance grant.

This is a reimbursement grant funding facility specifically designed to provide financial assistance to legally registered firms/individuals/BSOs with the potential to export their products and services.

Haitian and Dominican Republic firms/BSOs that are looking to update their technology and production processes, implement quality control systems, improve their marketing and promotion efforts, for example are invited to submit proposals. This call for proposals falls under the 10th EDF-funded Haiti-Dominican Republic Programme of Bilateral Economic and Trade Cooperation, Private Sector Subcomponent.

For more information regarding the eligibility requirements and application process, please click here to view the documents available in French and Spanish.

The deadline to receive applications is Friday, November 28, 2014 at 4:30 PM (D.R./Haiti Local Time).

For further information, please contact the Caribbean Export office at (809) 531-6565 (Dominican Republic Office) or (509) 22-30-92-95 (Haiti Office) or via e-mail at dagsinfoBN@carib-export.com.

Consultancy - Strengthening the Economic Analysis Division of DICOEX

Caribbean Export seeks suitable proposals (in Spanish only) from consultants to provide Technical Assistance to Strengthen the Economic Analysis Division of Trade Division, Dominican Republic Ministry of Industry and Trade (DICOEX).

Interested parties are requested to download the full terms of reference here for further information and how to apply.

For more information please contact: Lucia Angelo langelo@carib-export.com or Emily Kelly ekelly@carib-export.com.

The deadline for submission of proposals is Friday, October 31, 2014 at 4:00 PM.

16 Tradewatch • The Official E-Newsletter of the Caribbean Export Development Agency • Vol. 8 No. 4 October 2014